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The abolishing of Personal Laws of India (PLI) is challenging questions in post-colonial India even after 75 years, when India is officially celebrating the glorious history of its people, culture,...

“Now I must confess that I was very much surprised at that statement, for the simple reason that we have in this country a uniform code of laws covering

The issue of personal law running at odds with a womans rights tore on to the national consciousness in the Mohd Ahmed Khan Vs Shah Bano Begum (1985) case where the SC ordered that maintenance be paid to Khans first wife Shah Bano beyond the iddat period. The SC order regretted that Article 44 remained a dead letter and questioned the logic of allowing communities to usher in reforms on their own.

Uniform Civil Code (UCC): Check the historical perspective and evolution of family laws and UCC by expert Falguni Goswami. Check details here

Memorandum on Uniform Civil Code submitted to 22nd Law Commission by All India Secular Forum on July 13, 2023

When the present government has two reports, including one from the 21st Law Commission at its disposal, one feels compelled to ask: Why has a fresh discussion been stirred up on the issue?

Truth that cannot be debated, can harm the country, RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy said, batting for a Uniform Civil Code in the country in an interview to News18

What is the HUF? Why was it conceived? How does it benefit taxpayers? And will the UCC have an impact on this institution? Deepak Joshi, a chartered accountant and advocate at the Supreme Court, explains.

Tharoor stated that they need to first see what the governments proposal entails. He highlighted that the government has not yet presented a draft or initiated any discussions with stakeholders.